Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-12
IMpoUNDIyG DEBRIS.
Consideration of Assembly Bill No. 45l
Continued to Wednesday Evening.

| Consideration of Assembly Bill No. 45l
Continued to Wednesday Evening.
! The Assembly Committee on Water
Rights and Drainage nett room 90 of the
Capitol building last evening, TO consider
A. B. 451, introduced by Mr. Variel, rela-
tive to the imponnding debris.
Robert Devlin, as an attorney for Sacra-
mento county, appeared in opposition to
the bill. He read the following resolution.
adopted by the Board of Supervisors of
Sacramento county on Thursday :
WHEREAS, There has been introduced and is
now pending before the Legislature a bill
known as the Walrath bill, TO authorize the
construction of dams for the purpose of i'm
pounding debris by hydraulic mining. COM
| sage of said bill would be detrimental to the
| best interests of the citizens and taxpayers of
this county and of the whole State there
fore be it
Resoired, That we. the Board of Supervisors
of Sacramento county, urge our Senators and
Assemblymen and also the representatives of
other sections whose property will be injured by
the measure, TO use their best efforts TO defeat
the bill.
He also read the following, adopted by
the same Board yesterday;
WHEREAS, II is the sense of the Board that. in
accordance with the resolutions adopted yester
day, it is essential that the people of this county
should use every honorable means to defeat the
passage of the bill introduced in the Legislature
to authorize the erection of dams to restrain
mining debris, and thus coyertly to recognize
the legality of this kind of mining.
Resoiued, That the members of the Board nj
tend the meeting of the Assembly Committee on
Water Rights and Drainage, to protest against
the passage of this BILL and that our attorneys
In the hydraulic SUITS. C. benson and K. T.
Devlin-be requested to render Us their assist
ance before said committee.
He also read the following resolution
adopted by the Sacramento Board of Trade:
WHEREAS There has been introduced, and is
now pending before the Legislature a bill
known as the Walrath bill, to authorize the
construction OF dams for the purpose of i'm
pounding debris by hydraulic mining compa-
MES; and whereas, we believe that the passage
OF said bill would be detrimental to the best in
terests of the citizens and taxpayers of TINS city
and county and the whole State; therefore be it
Resolred, By the Sacramento Board of
Trade, that they do most earnestly protest
against the passage of said bill, and do hereby
request and urge the Senator and Assemblymen
from Sacramento county to oppose said bill,
and to use all honorable means 10 secure its
defeat.
The Clerk then read the bill. Devlin
asked that testimony be taken upon the
present condition of the rivers.
Mr.. Ohleyer suggested that. as there was
not full committee, it would be better to
defer until all could be present. He urged
that it was not right TO go into session on
so important question with a bare
quorum.
The Chairman said all had been requested
to be here, but there being SO many COM
mi.tee meetings at the same hour. they
could not all attend, as each member was
also member of several other important
committees.
Sykes moved, in order to test the CUES
ton, that they proceed TO take testimony
Devlin suggested that the Sacramento
people would prefer to have meeting
when all were present
Variel asked if the opponents could put
all their testimony III during one evening
session.
Devlin said he thought he could. He
wanted to put in testimony regarding the
condition of the American and Cosumnes.
He would show that matter carried in sus-
pension, such as would not be restrained
by the dams in the Costumes, would de-
stroy the fertile lands in its lower reaches
Variel said it was a bill of profound in
terest alike to the farmers and miners. He
sought no advantages. and would be will
ing to continue it until Wednesday even
ing next. He felt satifed that he could
convince the members of the Legislature
of the merits of his bill, and this commit
tee as well.
l.. L. Robinson said the miners did not
desire to take snap judgment, they were
satisfied with any date the other side or the
committee suggested.
Senator Walrath said We do not desire
to injure the property of any one in the
future, but our aim now is to protect and
guard the interest of Others and by the
passage of this bill that object can be ac-
omplished-there is no question of doubt
about it.
The Chairman-It appearing that all are
further consideration of that question is
postponed to 7:3O P NJ. of that day.